MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept. 7-24 – MAP Testing
Sept. 24 – Last Friday of the month – out-of-uniform
Sept. 26 – Priesthood Sunday
Sept. 27 – Oct. 1 – Gr. 8 Fundraiser, students may be out of uniform for $1/per day
Sept. 30 – 6:00-7:00pm Gr. 6-7 DC trip meeting
Oct. 4-7 – PTS Conferences by zoom
Oct. 7 – 11:00am school dismissal
Oct. 8 – No school-Fall break
Oct. 11 – No school-Fall break
Oct. 16 – Trivia Night
Oct. 18-21 – 6th/7th grade DC Trip
Oct. 23 – 9:00am-12:00noon – Gr.2 First Reconciliation parent-child workshop (optional)
Oct. 25 – Picture retakes
Oct. 26 – 3:30pm-6:30pm Open House for prospective families

Unfortunately, we will not be able to have parent lunches or be open for parents to shop in person. Online shopping is also available with free shipping for orders over $25.00.

The PTO has generously allocated the money for each student (K-8) to purchase a book from the Book Fair for $5.00 or less.
(Students in preschool will receive their PTO funds during the Spring book fair)

-Ewallet is now available to use as payment at the Book Fair. Ewallet is a safe, cashless way for students to shop, just set up a free account, and add funds.
-Visit https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ascensionschool8 for online shopping and ewallet information
-Checks and cash will also be accepted as payment
-You can make a list of books and send it in with your child along with payment. We will send the books home with your child.
-If you are using ewallet, you may email your list to bwagner@ascension-parish.com
-Checks should be may payable to Ascension School
-Purchases are tax exempt
All purchases benefit Ascension’s library

MOTHER-SON KICKBALL EVENT – SEPTEMBER 25TH 6:00-8:00PM
Use the following link to sign up, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044bada923aaf85-mother1

JK-GR. 8 BASKETBALL REGISTRATION
JK – 8th grade boys and girls basketball registration is now open on GameDay. Use this link to register your child(ren): https://gameday.loucsaa.net/.
Registration will close on October 18th.

3rd-8th grade try-outs will be held on October 25th.
JK-2nd grade practices will begin the week of October 25th.

Please contact the following basketball coordinators with any questions:
JK-2nd grade boys & girls: Chris Gregory at cmgregory@hotmail.com
3rd-8th grade girls: Tim Hartlage at tim@treadmillmedic.com
3rd-8th grade boys: Dink Horstman at dink622@aol.com

Looking forward to an exciting season of Longhorn basketball!

EASY MONEY SWEEPSTAKES UPDATE
Congratulations, Gr. 1 had the largest number of tickets turned in and will receive a donut party or pizza party! GREAT job Gr. 1!

TASTE OF ASCENSION POLL
If you have not completed the Taste of Ascension poll, please click on the following link to do so, thank you!
https://forms.gle/2UbVAyWByv7YSZuQA

PULL TABS COLLECTION-KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Please continue to save your pull tabs over the summer; filling up those Ziploc bags, milk jugs and coffee cans with pull tabs. Every little bit helps. Together we can make a difference. For more information on Kids Cancer Alliance please visit kidscanceralliance.org or contact K of C coordinator John McCarthy at mccoots1@gmail.com.
All proceeds benefit the Kids Cancer Alliance (KCA) and Indian Summer Camp (ISC). Pull tabs can be sent in to the school office at any time.

AMAZON SMILE
If you shop Amazon, please consider shopping AmazonSmile! It is the same Amazon you know (same products, same prices, same service)! Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to Ascension! Please support Ascension School by continuing your shopping with Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/61-0652304. It is a win-win for Ascension and our students!
Our organization is listed as Church of the Ascension School Louisville, KY.

For Amazon Smile to work on your phone, you have to specifically log into your Amazon account and enable your Amazon Smile for your mobile device ap to continue to generate rewards- otherwise it is only working on a desktop/laptop when on the site.

How do I activate AmazonSmile on my Amazon Shopping app?
AmazonSmile customers on Android devices with version 5.0+ or iOS devices with version 12+, who have upgraded to the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app can find “AmazonSmile” listed in the Settings menu. From there, you can follow onboarding instructions to activate AmazonSmile on your device.

BOX TOPS COLLECTION
Did you know that Ascension is a Box Tops school? During this challenging time, our teachers and students need more help than ever. No matter what school looks like, Box Tops for Education is a fast and easy way for you to help out from home.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy participating products and use the Box Tops mobile app to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Even if you’re shopping online or doing grocery pickup, you can still submit your e-receipts and earn Box Tops. Twice a year, our school gets a check!

The PTO uses money earned from Box Tops to fund our iPad program and other classroom needs for our students!

Here’s how YOU can help earn money for our school!
• DOWNLOAD the Box Tops app and select our school to support. This ensures that your Box Tops purchases count toward our school’s earnings.
• SHOP for Box Tops products and use the app to scan your receipt to add to our school’s earnings online.
• LOOK for any remaining Box Tops clips on packages. If you find some, clip them and send them to school!
• SPREAD THE WORD about Box Tops!
FUN TIP: You can also use the “Invite Friends” feature in the app to ask friends and family to help support our school!

Your earnings may seem small, but they really do add up. The more people that participate, the bigger the impact we can make. So let’s give our teachers the support they need and help give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a BIG difference.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW BOX TOPS WORKS AT BTFE.COM

Thank you,
Ascension PTO

REMINDER
Student’s who are absent should be phoned in or emailed to Ms. Thomas by 8:15am. There is a 24 hour message system for you to phone in absences, 451-2535 ext. 22.
Also, it is very important that your child/ren arrive at school on time daily! Students should be in their class and chair by 7:55am. If your child is late, you must come in to sign them in. Thank you!